zipfan84

Why does kent ALWAYS have a thug on their team?

5 fouls in 7 minutes. That equates to a foul every 84 seconds. Ridiculous! He desperately needs playing time to get a feel for the game but he can't stay in long enough. Very frustrating! I can only imagine how he feels.

5 cheap fouls. And I mean cheap!

It's because he is slow

He's warming up.

What a disaster.

Unbelievable. 9 warm bodies.

It's what they need. It will be interesting to see who plays on Saturday.

Team seems a half step slow. Ivey on the bench a lot. Flu bug?

Good things are happening when K-lac is on the floor. Needs to play more in the 29nd half.

This subject seems to transcend any one game. Therefore, I want to start a dedicated, honest, and open discussion. The nature of the calls/non-calls going against us in the last few games have been particularly troubling. Miami - the non-call on the mugging of Lucas Smith near the end of the game really made an impression on me. It was so bad, the ESPN3 announcers commended the Miami players for not giving up on their run-out dunk. Everyone in the house (save 3), coaches, players, media announcers, & fans expected the foul to be called and play to be rightfully stopped. Unbelievable. In addition, when our guards did make strong drives to the hoop, obvious fouls were rarely, if ever, called. One on Jimond sticks out in my mind. Very one-sided in this regard. Ball State - These issues were obvious to anyone who watched the game. The 2 most egregious incidents being the defensive call on Malcolm at the end of regulation and the call on Vershon in OT for leaping over a fallen Cardinal when both were going for a loose ball. One could claim that either of which likely cost us the game I will concede that our depleted roster has limited us to mostly a perimeter game. This will, by nature, reduce the number of calls on the opposing defense. However, this does not account for the sheer quantity of terrible calls going against us in the last 4 or 5 games. Home or away, it doesn't seem to matter. Look at the BSU game. 33 to 19 on total foul calls. Seriously? No wonder we have players now fouling out of seemingly every game. This issue is having a tangible impact, and I fear for the psyche of our players. Is there some sort of systemic problem? An unknown issue between the MAC conference and our coaching staff or athletic department? This seems bigger than any one game or our style of play. If it were just plain poor officiating, we should have seen it should swing both ways by now.

For sure Kostelak must stay out of foul trouble, limiting his time on the court. Really need his rim protection and rebounding presence. Any points he scores are a bonus. Just as important, Utomi really needs to step up his game. A lot. (as was mentioned earlier).

Personal fouls called: Akron 32, bsu 19. Outscored significantly at the line, again. This has been very consistent the last few games. Need to figure out a way to correct this. Especially on the road.

Need a player or 2 to participate, offensively, with him. What in the world has happened to Utomi? He has turned himself into a one dimensional player. Such potential being wasted. Patton has a bigger inside presence at this point.....

No but the call on Duvivier at the end of regulation was appalling. Never should have gone to OT.

Ivey was fouled twice on that drive!

Yes he is!

A 3 point attempt by utomi with a wide open lane. Jeeesh.

You do realize this would have been a blowout loss without him?

What a shame! Why take over the game on something like that?

Ivey needs a little offensive help. From anyone!

Huh?

Only IF he can stop the tickey-tack fouling. I fear he could foul out after little time on the floor. Hope he can turn that trend around. He needs the playing time! And the team needs It too.

Just to change the topic slightly. ..... Loved the loud music during BG's last time out. That's more like it!

My thoughts exactly.